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Finally the Games started!
Let's hope them not to be marred by doping,and let's hope them to be a help to Tobet (though I doubt it.....).
I don't thonk there's gonnabe any islamic attack......
Hope to see great competitions. Really curious to see how many world records will be beaten, very curious to see Phelps, Torres, Bettini, Isinbaeva and Vlasic, among all the others.
And to see if Italian football team is going to revenge the Eurodisaster.
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Feel embarrased thinking of what London will serve up in 4 years compared to todays
And Phelps in the legend, he already broke the total gold medal record (9) getting to 11, and overshadowing the likes of Paavo Nurmi, Mark Spitz, Carl Lewis....... Now, we have to see if he makes it to the record 15 total medals (he reached 13 so far) and specially if he manages to get 8 golds in a single edition, outshadowing the fantastic Munich'72 Spitz performance.
Great Italy as well, and once again amazing, amazing Valentina Vezzali in fencing!
Now I can't wait to see the athletics next week, and how football, volleyball, basketball and waterpolo will proceed!
The images of the Hungarian weightlifter breaking his elbow were terrifying.
The mens 4x100metre swimming really gave me goosebumps when i watched it, listening to the commentators pretty much giving up hope on the Americans catching the French, and thus ruining Phelps attempt at 8 golds, then the change of tone in the last 20 metres or so of the final leg, amazing stuff.
Cant wait for the track events to start!
British boxing has been a let down this year but the cyclists are awesome. Someone pointed out that the Brits are good at sports where you get to sit down (sailing, rowing, horses and cycling) ... very civilised.
PS tennis and football should not be at the Olympics. Rogge has quite correctly ruled this is the last games for bloody baseball and bloody softball. If they'd have come to London I think I would have disrupted them by streaking with only a stars and stripes hiding my immensity.
GBR third in the medals table ... won't last of course ...
Unforgettable performances, and fantastic games so far.
Let's not forget Dara Torres (silver in swimming at 41!!!!!), Rafa Nadal (what a season.....)and all the others that competed and won with their work and their dedication.
In the 200 butterfly, it honestly seemed that Cavic had touched first.
And in today's relay, Jason Lezak was fabulous, just like a few days ago.
Bolt's 30 meters from meter 40 to meter 70 have been something I will never see again in my life, in the last 10 meters it seemed as though he had slowened down!!!!!!! Perhaps it could have been below 9.60.
I REALLY hope none of these great performances gets ruined by doping in the next few days.
Good to see the medals being shared around, apart from China.
Yanks must be pissed, if it wasn't for Phelps their swim program was almost non existent. While they still have a good haul overall, it's not what they have previously been.
China just seems so strong in a lot of sports overall.
While China has tried to put a civilised and orderly games, where is the atmosphere?
I just hope London takes a leaf out of Sydneys games and "allows" spectators to attend.
While I'm on it watched womens football. Dump that as well. I swear I've seen the local under 10's with more skill.
Rythmic gymnastics,
Synchronised diviving
Synchronised swimming
BMX biking
Beach volley ball
Windsurfing
Softball
The Madison, thats got to be a gambling cartels dream
Just a word of warning for music lovers eveywhere. Avoid the Closing ceremony because Leona Lewis is going to murder Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin.
Just because it ÇAN be done, doesn't mean it should be done.
Ah well, crack a few open and laugh along, or for viges a shot of Pimms...
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/21/gymnasts.age/index.html
never has a chinese gymnast been of age, not just at the present Olympics :-)
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Spanish-basketball-team-poses-for-offensive-pict?urn=oly,100152
Couple of lagers and wearing someone else's suit. Must have been missing buttons or
he just couldn't button it up. Gut too big. Terrific appetiser to what London will dish up.
Forget the pomp, lets get the games back to basics.
Is English his second language? Sounds like he speak fluent Dunkeness mostly.
Now, for one year we'll unfortunately set swimming and athletics aside, and many other sports (fencing, shootings, rowing....)will be totally forgotten for 4 years.
But Phelps, Bolt, Isinbaeva,Vezzali, the Jamaican sprintwomen, Dara Torres, and many others will be forever in our memory!!!!
Now, back to football and to the top of the F1 and MotoGP seasons!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/whodoyouthinkyouare/new-stories/boris-johnson/